Trip Idea

Hikes Around Lake Mohave

Multiple Parks

A trail cuts through a mountainous terrain.
Where the White Rock Canyon Trail ends at the Colorado River, the Arizona Hot Springs Trail connects.

NPS/A. Cattoir

Hikes Around Lake Mead
  • Lake Mead National Recreation Area

    Arizona Hot Springs Trail

    • Activity Fee: Yes
    • Reservations: No
    • Activity: Front-Country Hiking
    • Pets: Yes
    • Duration: 4–8 Hours
    • Season: Winter, Spring, Fall
    Water cuts through a canyon

    Arizona Hot Spring trail is strenuous and can be combined to make a loop going down a 20-foot ladder to the White Rock Canyon trail. With a 750-foot elevation change and some steep scrambling, this hike is considered very strenuous. 

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  • Lake Mead National Recreation Area

    Fisherman's Trail

    • Activity Fee: Yes
    • Reservations: No
    • Activity: Front-Country Hiking
    • Pets: Yes
    • Duration: 1–4 Hours
    • Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
    A sandy dunes in a desert landscape with a small body of water

    Fisherman's Trail follows the southern outline of the harbor at Katherine Landing.

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  • Lake Mead National Recreation Area

    Lake View Trail

    • Activity Fee: Yes
    • Reservations: No
    • Activity: Front-Country Hiking
    • Pets: Yes
    • Duration: 1–4 Hours
    • Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
    A cove next to a geologic formation.

    Lakeview hiking trail allows visitors to explore the beautiful mountainous landscape and the desert flora and fauna including creosote, brittle bush.

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  • Lake Mead National Recreation Area

    Liberty Bell Arch Trail

    • Activity Fee: Yes
    • Reservations: No
    • Activity: Front-Country Hiking
    • Pets: Yes
    • Duration: 4–8 Hours
    • Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
    A arch in the middle of a rock.

    While there is no river access on this trail, hikers are rewarded throughout their adventure with geological highlights, remnants of a historic magnesium mine going back to the days of WWII, and a fantastic panoramic view overlooking the Colorado River from 1000 ft. up. 

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  • Lake Mead National Recreation Area

    White Rock Canyon Trail

    • Activity Fee: Yes
    • Reservations: No
    • Activity: Front-Country Hiking
    • Pets: Yes
    • Duration: 4–8 Hours
    • Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
    A trail winds through a canyon

    Follow this meandering canyon down as it compresses and loosens until it finally opens to reveal the mighty Colorado River.

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Last updated: December 19, 2023